Archives for October 2013

Struggling, that’s one word out of many that can be used to describe BlackBerry’s current state of affairs. I just don’t understand how a company that was so dominate at one time failed to innovate and make the necessary adjustments in order to continue to solidify themselves as major players in the consumer smart phone game.

So many missed launches, failed promises and flat out bad decisions have cost this company to a point that now its future existence is seriously in question. What should have been done months ago is now being addressed in the form of an open letter to the public. Now, I am a true believer that if a company has made a mistake, they should always own up and address whatever issues and concerns needed by an open letter and or a simple video presented to the media.

BlackBerry has now put out an open letter to its customers that will be printed in 30 different publications covering 9 different countries. I have provided the open letter below for you to read and take away from it what you want.

Today the folks over a CNET put up a Friday poll asking if BlackBerry is done as a company. Well, you know how BlackBerry Hank voted…..Hell No!!! With all the bad press and negative talk I honestly think that with the right person at the helm running this company, BlackBerry has a very serious chance of remaining a valued asset in the consumer and enterprise markets.

It’s all about making sure you market your products correctly and work hard to get those developers to realize that it’s a good thing to bring those big time apps to the BlackBerry 10 Operating System. I could go on and on about my thoughts on how this company should be ran but I’ll save that for another time.

Maybe a BlackBerry Hank “RUN4WATERLOO 2014 ” campaign is needed?

I’m asking all my RIMarkable family to follow the link below and make your vote tonight.

BlackBerry continues to get apps created for BlackBerry World and it’s customers. ABC’s recently landed in BlackBerry World as a native built app meaning specifically for BB 10.

There are two separate ABC apps available for download , one is the ABC Family app and the other is the ABC Player. With the new apps users can now enjoy shows like Modern Family, Twisted, Grey’s Anatomy, and others.

Check out my video review of the ABC Player and let us know what you think.